September 17, 2021
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum connects people to the natural world through their love of shells and the animals that create them. Its mission is to use exceptional collections, aquariums, programs, experiences, and science to be the nation’s leading museum...
September 16, 2021
Here is a Martha Huard cloudscape above one of the many fish houses still dotting the Southwest Florida coast. Martha Huard worked as a pediatric nurse for 46 years before retiring from the University of Michigan to move to Pine Island...
September 14, 2021
Pictured here is Christ and the Samaritan Woman. The original, a 67” x 43” Oil and Tempera on Canvas, was sold last year, but art collectors can purchase a giclee of this stunning image at the East West Fine Art...
September 12, 2021
Sneak preview of fashion spread featuring Heather Ivy in our upcoming issue of Island Scene magazine. The Naples model and professional singer poses on the balcony at Sea Breeze Cafe at Sundial Beach Resort in front of the Gulf of Mexico...
September 10, 2021
DREAM is an original work by Stanislav Plutenko produced in Oil and Tempera on Canvas (43x51). Reproductions can be purchased at East West Fine Art. The Naples gallery, located in the Mercato, is distinguished for offering paintings from Russian and eastern European artists with a worldwide reputation...
September 7, 2021
Here is a pre-publication glimpse of one of the fashion spreads — featuring Heather Ivy — in the upcoming issue of Island Scene magazine, due for release on January 1, 2022. Heather modeled outfits at historic Gramma Dot’s and Sundial Beach Resort...
September 5, 2021
When you first walk in the front door of The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, you are not met with soaring marble ceilings and shining elevator doors. Instead you are greeted by...
August 31, 2021
One of Sanibel Island's most talented photographers is Melanie Moraga. She won Best Sunset in the November, 2012 issue of Florida Travel & Life and her pictures have made the cover of the Sanibel Shell Festival magazine four times....
August 30, 2021
The Sanibel School was named a school of Excellence by the State of Florida which means the school has had 80% or higher out of 900 points for a school grade of “A” for the last three years....
August 28, 2021
BUnique Boutique is a gift shop on Sanibel with trending island fashions and accessories. Sandra Williams and her husband, David, opened the store in 2012 and she has become known for her top-tier customer service....
August 25, 2021
On April 24, 2021 the United States recognized the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Longtime Sanibel resident Steve Avakian talked about the subject with the Island Scene magazine....
August 23, 2021
With the first sales of jewelry going back to his father’s beach cabana at Casa Ybel Resort, Scot Congress has many fond memories of how his family’s business was established....
